Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Lackawana
Municipality: Newton township
Total Population 2,843
SEX
Male 1,445
Female 1,398
AGE
Under 5 years 144
5 to 17 years 486
18 to 20 years 102
21 to 24 years 129
25 to 44 years 879
45 to 54 years 383
55 to 59 years 138
60 to 64 years 152
65 to 74 years 271
75 to 84 years 139
85 years and over 20
Median age 38.5
Under 18 years 630
Percent of total population 22.2
65 years and over 430
Percent of total population 15.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 792
Family households (families) 670
Married-couple families 588
Percent of total households 74.2
Other family, male householder 20
Other family, female householder 62
Nonfamily households 122
Percent of total households 15.4
Householder living alone 108
Householder 65 years and over 47
Persons living in households 2,330
Persons per household 2.94
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 513
Institutionalized persons 513
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,813
Black 4
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 26
Percent of total population 0.9
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 10
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 828
Occupied housing units 792
Owner occupied 697
Percent owner occupied 88.0
Renter occupied 95
Vacant housing units 36
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 11
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 694
1-unit, attached 5
2 to 4 units 50
5 to 9 units 3
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 76
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 499
Less than $50,000 45
$50,000 to $99,999 205
$100,000 to $149,999 157
$150,000 to $199,999 48
$200,000 to $299,999 38
$300,000 or more 6
Median (dollars) 99,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 79
Less than $250 25
$250 to $499 49
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 2
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 286
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 499
White 496
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.6
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 3
Percent of occupied units 0.6
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997